Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0559 (CCN-6508)

Assigned:2001-05-07
Published:2001-05-07
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:crontab in Vixie cron 3.0.1 and earlier does not properly drop privileges after the failed parsing of a modification operation, which could allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges when an editor is called to correct the error.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 07 2001 - 17:08:49 CDT
Vixie cron vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 08 2001 - 16:01:21 CDT
Re: Vixie cron vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 08 2001 - 10:30:55 CDT
Re: Vixie cron vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0559

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2003:628
vixie-cron

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Announcement CLSA-2003:758
vixie-cron

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Vendor Advisory
DSA-054

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-054
cron -- local root exploit

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
MDKSA-2001:050

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SuSE-SA:2001:17

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1813
Vixie Cron crontab Privilege Lowering Failure

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
20010507 Vixie cron vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
2687

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2687
Vixie Cron crontab Privilege Lowering Failure Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-8759
Conectiva Vixie-Cron Package Potential Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2001:017
cron-3.0.1-296

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vixie-cron-gain-privileges(6508)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vixie-cron-gain-privileges(6508)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:paul_vixie:vixie_cron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.0.1)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.debian:def:54
    V
    		local root exploit
    2001-05-07
    BACK
    paul_vixie vixie cron *
    debian debian linux 2.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 7.2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 1.0.1
    suse suse linux 7.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 8.0
    conectiva linux 7.0
    conectiva linux 9.0